WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

983.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      22.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 888.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 128.01m
  • Volume: 55,233
  • Market Cap: £1,259.01m
  • RiskGrade: 324

WH Smith Overview

WH Smith PLC is a leading global retailer for news, books and convenience, and is made up of two core business – Travel and High Street. We're proud to be the familiar face people trust on their journeys, both in life and through life. We aim to deliver our goals through our strategic priorities and initiatives by: constantly innovating, expanding globally, improving our profitability and delivering sustainable returns.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.4% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.9 2.6
Op Mrgn 8.2% 10.6%
ROCE 15.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.0 10.0
PEG 0.9 1.2
Pr/Revenue 0.6 0.6
Pr/Book 2.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.0% -0.7%
PBT -3.6% 89.9%
EPS 12.7% 4.2%
DPS -21.8% 55.9%

WH Smith Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-20 1,021.00 (280.00) (43.30)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Aug-21 886.00 (116.00) (22.10)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Aug-22 1,400.00 63.00 48.50p 29.5 n/a n/a 9.10p 0.6%
31-Aug-23 1,793.00 110.00 77.70p 18.9 0.3 +60% 28.90p 2.0%
31-Aug-24 1,918.00 106.00 87.60p 14.6 1.1 +13% 22.60p 1.8%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

WH Smith Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-25 1,904.73 201.34 91.31p 10.5 2.5 +4% 35.22p 0.0%
31-Aug-26 1,841.38 205.16 92.76p 10.4 6.6 +2% 36.76p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 1,961.27 225.83 102.41p 9.4 0.9 +10% 39.36p 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 09-May-2025 17:26 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 08-May-2025 17:58 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 07-May-2025 17:53 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

London close: Stocks mixed as UK inflation cools 16-Apr-2025 ShareCast
WH Smith 'well-positioned' for future growth 16-Apr-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks slip as US core inflation t... 28-Mar-2025 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

WHSmith to launch standalone budget greetings ca... 17-Oct-2014 Guardian
WH Smith to test out greetings card stores aimed... 17-Oct-2014 The Herald
Profits up at WH Smith as travel arm grows sales 17-Oct-2014 The Scotsman

Latest WH Smith Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Apr-25 Buy Annette Court 917.62p 1,090 £10,002.06

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 983.50p
Change Today 22.50p
% Change 2.34 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 888.00
Volume 55,233
Shares Issued 128.01m
Market Cap £1,259.01m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
53.04% below the market average53.04% below the market average53.04% below the market average53.04% below the market average53.04% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Price Trend
54.43% below the market average54.43% below the market average54.43% below the market average54.43% below the market average54.43% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
Income
34.06% above the market average34.06% above the market average34.06% above the market average34.06% above the market average34.06% above the market average
30.00% above the sector average30.00% above the sector average30.00% above the sector average30.00% above the sector average30.00% above the sector average
Growth
70.87% above the market average70.87% above the market average70.87% above the market average70.87% above the market average70.87% above the market average
94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 7
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 15
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Jul-25 16-Jan-25
Paid 31-Jul-25 06-Feb-25
Amount 11.30p 22.60p

Trades for 12-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
09:53 101 @ 982.85p
09:52 100 @ 983.10p
09:49 15 @ 983.50p
09:48 390 @ 982.50p
09:48 18 @ 983.50p

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